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Massachusetts Lawmakers Push to Criminalize Salvianew
Is this a test-run for marijuana-law reform?
Boston Phoenix |
James Tierney |
04-24-2008 |
Drugs
Don't Look to Obama or Clinton for Progressive Drug Reformnew
Both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have far superior drug policy plans than Republican nominee John McCain, who claimed to not even know that many federal raids on state-approved medical marijuana patients have taken place. But neither is the reformer this nation's drug policy needs.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Daniel McQuade |
04-22-2008 |
Drugs
A Minnesota Lawmaker Tries to Ban Salvia ...new
So we decide to try the potent, legal psychedelic ourselves.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Matt Snyders |
04-10-2008 |
Drugs
Border Checkpoints: The Nation's Biggest Weed Trapsnew
Border Patrol checkpoints near Yuma, Ariz., use K9 dogs to nab hordes of pot users headed back from the beach.
Phoenix New Times |
Ray Stern |
03-18-2008 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
My Opana Adventuresnew
In which I abuse the new prescription painkiller, and (barely) live to tell the tale.
New York Press |
Mishka Shubaly |
03-06-2008 |
Drugs
Salvia: The Next Casualty in the War on Drugsnew
Let us herald the last legal days of the strong, natural hallucinogen salvia divinorum in Virginia. Raise your hand if you've ever heard of it before.
C-Ville Weekly |
J. Tobias Beard |
03-05-2008 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
Blowing Smoke
How the federal government's Marihuana Medical Access Division fails Canada's sick and dying.
Monday Magazine |
Jason Youmans |
02-27-2008 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
In the War on Meth, It's the Civilians Who Losenew
Before I stepped into the home, I thought I'd seen it all. I've seen the war on drugs. I've seen the stupid things people will do on crack or cocaine. But meth is the most addictive substance known to man.
Metro Spirit |
Alan Tanner |
02-27-2008 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
The War on Drugs is Insane, but There's No End in Sightnew
Another casualty of the war on drugs came to my attention recently when I opened my email to find a message from Skip Johnson, announcing that South Carolinians for Drug Law Reform was shutting down.
Charleston City Paper |
Will Moredock |
02-27-2008 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
The DEA Hooked a Big Fish, but Can They Reel It In?new
Rayo Montano is accused of smuggling some 47,000 kilos of cocaine, but taking down the Rayo organization didn't cause so much as a hiccup in the global drug trade.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Thomas Francis |
02-26-2008 |
Drugs
Reefer Madness 2008?new
This winter the Vermont Legislature is making a courageous attempt to "get real" regarding our drug laws -- particularly laws relating to the "evil weed," marijuana.
Seven Days |
Peter Freyne |
02-22-2008 |
Drugs
The Politics of Addictionnew
Methadone is the "gold standard" for getting addicts off heroin -- just not in San Diego County.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kelly Davis |
01-30-2008 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
The Dealernew
The rise and fall of Fred Brooks and how drugs get to Baltimore.
Baltimore City Paper |
Jeffrey Anderson |
01-15-2008 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
The Aging Habitnew
Senior addicts challenge unprepared service systems.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
12-27-2007 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
Paul Stanford, King Bongnew
He's Oregon's "Drug Czar" -- now he's under attack.
Willamette Week |
James Pitkin |
12-12-2007 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
